Plymstock & District U3a
Analysis
Plymstock & District U3a is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymstock & District U3a reported income of £11k and spending of £11k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,459 to £11k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Plymstock & District U3a sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Supporters of Croft School (Socs) (£11k), Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) (£11k) and Lambs Lane Parent-Teacher Association (£11k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
University of the Third Age - a learning co-operative of older people which enables members to share many educational, creative and leisure activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Supporters of Croft School (Socs) | Sutton-In-Ashfield | £11k |
| Buzzworks Association (Hitchin) | Hertfordshire | £11k |
| Lambs Lane Parent-Teacher Association | Reading | £11k |
| Trinity Primary School Parent Teacher Friend Association | Hereford | £11k |